There aren't any more days off. In the last round, there were skips caused by my screw up and it was no big deal. 12 hours is too long. Especially in any draft where Herbie Hancock is selected.
Patience, young Padawans. We've had days where the picks came hot and heavy, half a dozen in a couple hours. Roll with it - my guess is we get 3 or 4 picks before the day is out. EDIT: reminder to everyone, please PM the next in line after you make your pick. I think some are growing lax in this and it's delaying picks.
F. the Padawans I am one of these: You tell me to be patient one more time, I will shake my spearlike thingy and screech a second time.
Sorry-- I work overnight Thurday, getting in around 9:30 AM Eastern, and have to leave for work again at about 3 pm Eastern. In order to get four hours sleep between I cant be waiting two hours for Gringo's clock to run out... anyway, quickly before I leave, its Texas time: Guy Clark -- "Old No. 1" The debut album from America's Greatest Songwriter. One of those everybody's albums Emmylou Harris was on... "Wild eyed and Mexican-silvered Trickin' dumb old cousin Willard Into thinkin that he's got her this time" "Pack up all the dishes Take note of all good wishes Say good-bye to the landlord for me Sumbitch always bored me." "Standin on the gone side of leavin' she found her thumb and stuck it in the breeze" "That old-time feelin goes sneakin' down the hall Like an old grey cat in winter Keeping close to the wall." "One day I looked up and he's pushin 80 With brown tobacco stains all down his chin To me he's one of the heroes of this country-- So why's he all dressed up like them old men?" "Time was of the essence So they both did their best to meet up in the kitchen fully dressed they shot the breeze quite cavalier to the boiling of the pot and sang the instant coffee blues and never fired a shot. and he hit the driveway with his feelings in a case and she hit the stoplight and touched up her face..." "He was elevator man in a cheap hotel in exchange for the rent on a one room cell and he was old years beyond his time no thanks to the world and the white port wine." "So good luck Willard, here's to ya Here's to Rita and I hope she'll do ya Right all night-- Lord I wish I was the fool that's in your shoes" Incidentally, this album's liner notes were the first time any of us ever saw the words "Steve Earle." Steve says Emmylou gave him half her cheeseburger and he thought he'd gone to heaven without even dying...
King Crimson - In the Wake of Poseidon (1970) A band that is not for everyone, which I like. [youtube]IfmbIdTr740[/youtube] [youtube]89rqwhzjJG0[/youtube] Panfilo's 70s Albums The Who - Whos Next Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak Jose Jose - El Triste Elis Regina and Antonio Carlos Jobim - Elis & Tom Hector Lavoe - La Voz The Temptations - All Directions The Cure - Three Imaginary Boys King Crimson - In the Wake of Poseidon
Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (1977) I love this album, one of my top 50 of all time. And I guess since Jackson produced another of my favorites, Warren Zevon's "Excitable Boy", it was pre-destined that I'd pick this one too. Personnel: Jackson Browne — guitar, piano, keyboard, vocals Joel Bernstein — vocals Rosemary Butler — vocals Craig Doerge — keyboard Jon Douglas Haywood - bass, vocals Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar — guitar, percussion, vocals, harmony vocals Russ Kunkel — drums, snare drums, cardboard box, hi hat David Lindley — fiddle, guitar, violin, steel guitar, vocals, lap steel guitar Leland Sklar - bass A couple of reviews: All Music Guide Rolling Stone Track Listing: 1. Running On Empty 2. The Road 3. Rosie 4. You Love The Thunder 5. Cocaine 6. Shaky Town 7. Love Needs A Heart 8. Nothing But Time 9. The Load-Out 10. Stay [youtube]vbkdweA-DOU[/youtube] Running On Empty [youtube]RREDe8OkKps[/youtube] Running On Empty (live - I think that's SNL hosted by Steve Martin) [youtube]eXRNJIWZ6Og[/youtube] Cocaine (live) [youtube]q5ULwLv8Jx4[/youtube] The Load Out / Stay [youtube]d-Qe_c-Y7Hw[/youtube] Mohammed's Radio - Warren Zevon and Jackson Browne, live from 1976
My husband is big Jackson Browne fan. I like him alright, but he's another one I never felt compelled to spend money on.
yeah, let the old man shell out the cash!!! i think Jackson Browne was more enjoyable early on. he matured and became more introspective. First album: Jamaica was the lovely one, I played her well As we lay in the tall grass where the shadows fell Hiding from the children so they would not tell We would stay there 'till her sister rang the evening bell Jamaica, say you will Help me find a way to fill these empty hours Say you will come again tomorrow Second album: Well I'm a-running down the road trying to loosen my load I've got seven women on my mind Four that want to own me, two that want to stone me One says she's a friend of mine Take it easy, take it easy Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy Lighten up while you still can Don't even try to understand Just find a place to make your stand and take it easy Third album: Now the words had all been spoken And somehow the feeling still wasn't right And still we continued on through the night Tracing our steps from the beginning Until they vanished into the air Trying to understand how our lives *had* led us there Looking hard into your eyes There was nobody I'd ever known Such an empty surprise to feel so alone Fourth album: Here come those tears again Just when I was getting over you Just when I was going to make it through Another night without missing you Thinking I might just be strong enough after all When I hear your footsteps echoing in the hall Baby here we stand again Like we've been so many times before Even though you looked so sure As I was watching you walking out my door But you always walk back in like you did today Acting like you never even went away Fifth album: Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields In sixty-five I was seventeen and running up 101 I don't know where I'm running now, I'm just running on Running on - running on empty Running on - running blind Running on - running into the sun But I'm running behind Maybe I was too selective and not representative enough. The first album does have A Child in These Hills, but it never struck me as particularly deep. It sounds like a twenty-something writing a song about trying to find himself. Like a twenty-something would have perspective... I am a child in these hills I am away I am alone I am a child in these hills And looking for water And looking for life Who will show me the river and ask my name? Is there nobody here who'll do that?
He co-wrote Here Come Those Tears Again with his mother-in-law after his first wife committe suicide. I like his first couple of albums ok, but he really hit his stride after personal tragedy made him more introspective.
Great pick. I've always been fan of Robert Fripp and Greg Lake. I love the stuff he did with Brian Eno too. Like I said in another post, I like ELP, King Crimson, and, to a lesser extent, Yes. But I could NEVER get into Asia.
Something/Anything? - Todd Rundgren - 1972 Todd Rundgren, the Renaissance Runt of Rock, has hit his stride on this second solo album, Something/Anything? He writes/sings/plays brilliantly, has mastered the whole recording/mixing process from beginning to end and projects a totally versatile, inimitable style of humor/whimsy that is very winning. There are lots of Carole King sounds, Latin inflections and soft textures here, but also rinky-tink pianos, hard rock and phony Motown, early Sixties Beatles, you name it. The vocal tracks are marvelous -- all performed and arranged by Rundgren -- and there are crazy bits of studio talk left in, particularly in the preposterous suite "Messin' with the Kid," which features such numbers as "Piss Aaron," "Some Folks Is Even Whiter Than Me" and "You Left Me Sore." Unlike most artists who indulge their urge to whimsy, Rundgren makes his an integral part of these two discs. And you keep listening because it works. - Playboy, 7/72. "Gloriously cheap displays of human emotion. Heart-wrenching teen classics." - Cameron Crowe, Rolling Stone, 12/15/77. From beginning to end, Something/Anything? is Rundgren's best album, featuring the hit singles "I Saw the Light," and "Hello, It's Me." There are also a load of gems like "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference," "Wolfman Jack," and "Couldn't I Just Tell You?," one of the finest power-pop tracks ever cut. Rundgren plays every instrument and sings all the parts on three-fourths of this self-produced release. Even though Rundgren had flashes of brilliance after Something/Anything?, he never came up with an album with performances and material as consistently satisfying. * * * * - Rick Clark, The All-Music Guide to Rock, 1995. Roundly considered one of rock's more important albums, the double-CD extravaganza Something/Anything? is a landmark work, filled with lovely pop confection, pristine production and a lighthearted sense of humor. Rundgren performs and sings the first three-quarters of the album, a nervy feat that's still breathtaking to behold. Those looking for the hits will find them here ("I Saw the Light," "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference," "Hello, It's Me") along with a host of stellar though lesser-known treasures ("Torch Song" and "Breathless"). * * * * * - Christopher Scapelliti, Musichound Rock: The Essential Album Guide, 1996. A lot of stuff going on. This album is at once an incredible effort by one guy, as well as an encapsulation of all the crappy pop songs of a decade. And I listened to a lot of crappy pop songs on the radio on the way to school. Side one 1. "I Saw the Light" – 2:56 2. "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference" – 3:50 3. "Wolfman Jack" – 2:54 4. "Cold Morning Light" – 3:55 5. "It Takes Two to Tango (This Is for the Girls)" – 2:41 6. "Sweeter Memories" – 3:36 Side two 1. "Intro" – 1:11 2. "Breathless" – 3:15 3. "The Night the Carousel Burned Down" – 4:29 4. "Saving Grace" – 4:12 5. "Marlene" – 3:54 6. "Song of the Viking" – 2:35 7. "I Went to the Mirror" – 4:05 Side three 1. "Black Maria" – 5:20 2. "One More Day (No Word)" – 3:43 3. "Couldn't I Just Tell You?" – 3:34 4. "Torch Song" – 2:52 5. "Little Red Lights" – 4:53 Side four 1. "Overture-My Roots: Money (That's What I Want)/Messin' With the Kid" (Bradford, Gordy, Rundgren, Strong) – 2:29 2. "Dust in the Wind" (Klingman, Rundgren) – 3:49 3. "Piss Aaron" – 3:26 4. "Hello It's Me" – 4:42 5. "Some Folks Is Even Whiter Than Me" – 3:56 6. "You Left Me Sore" – 3:13 7. "Slut" – 4:03 1. The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East 1971 2. Specials Specials 1979 3. Neil Young After the Gold Rush 1970 4. Curtis Mayfield Super Fly 1972 5. Kraftwerk Trans-Europe Express 1977 6. Rolling Stones Some Girls 1978 7. Steely Dan – Can’t Buy a Thrill 1972 8. Todd Rundgren – Something/Anything - 1972
One of the greatest bluesmen of all time Muddy Waters 1977 1. Mannish Boy 2. Bus Driver 3. I Want To Be Loved 4. Jealous Hearted Man 5. I Can't Be Satisfied 6. The Blues Had A Baby And They Named It Rock And Roll #2 7. Deep Down In Florida 8. Crosseyed Cat 9. Little Girl 10. Walking Through The Park Hard Again, his first outing for the company, was produced by Johnny Winter, and it is considered by many to be the finest studio effort of Waters’ distinguished career. It’s an understandable conclusion, of course, given the raw edginess of the performances as well as the blues legend’s own rejuvenated intensity, both of which were undoubtedly due, at least in part, to the fact that the sessions spanned a mere three days. Still, it also is a somewhat strange notion since this premier blues guitarist contributed only his voice to the album. Backed by an all-star band that featured harp player James Cotton, pianist Pinetop Perkins, drummer Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, guitarists Bob Margolin and Johnny Winter, and bass player Charles Calmese, Waters appeared relaxed from the outset, and the inclusion of some of the exuberant studio chatter gave Hard Again a fascinating sense of intimacy. Whether stomping through a thunderous update of Mannish Boy, tearing into the acoustic groove of I Can’t Be Satisfied, or slipping into the slow-burning strains of Deep Down in Florida, the ensemble was on fire, and as a result, Waters not only regained his momentum but also built upon his remarkable legacy. Recently remastered, Hard Again sparkles with a renewed sense of warmth and clarity, and its lone bonus track (a remake of Walking through the Park) is as stunning as the rest of the material. could only find 1 song from the Album, Mannish boy [youtube]qTKgK70nhJ4[/youtube] two more muddy clips got my mojo workin [youtube]V25iA2XPzuA[/youtube] train fare home blues [youtube]b0k5I2TXDeQ[/youtube]
Never knew who wrote that until just now. I'm not going to begrudge him the healing thru writing, but I always felt that the chorus is waaaay too long on that tune. Agreed- I never liked any version of that song, ever. But Running On Empty (the single) made up for it. Damn good pick. I know only I Saw The Light and Hello, It's Me, but I like those two enough to have picked the whole album. I'm starting to realize how much more I am of a radio and single tune guy than an album guy. I've heard lots of the tunes on the albums listed, but have heard only about 60% of the albums all the way through (I've heard all my picks dozens of times, tho).
Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel - 1974 Side One: "Return of the Grievous Angel" (Parsons, Brown) – 4:19 "Hearts on Fire" (Egan, Guidera) – 3:50 "I Can't Dance" (Hall) – 2:20 "Brass Buttons" (Parsons) – 3:27 "$1000 Wedding" (Parsons) – 5:00 Side Two: "Medley Live from Northern Quebec:" (a) "Cash on the Barrelhead" (C. Louvin, I. Louvin) – 2:12 (b) "Hickory Wind" (Parsons, Buchanan) – 4:15 "Love Hurts" (F. Bryant, B. Bryant) – 3:40 "Ooh Las Vegas" (Parsons, Grech) – 3:29 "In My Hour of Darkness" (Parsons, Harris) – 3:42 This album was released four months after Parsons' death by overdose. It never registered the sales that it probably deserves, but it has been roundly praised by critics as a seminal release that bridges rock and country. Emmy Lou Harris is the co-author of "In My Hour of Darkness", and her vocals are on all the tracks except "Brass Buttons". All Music Guide Review:
if you picked something other than Superfly (!?!), i would vote for this list, hands down. but sorry. you ruined it with that one impetuous choice. but seriously folks, Smthng/Nthng is a great album. i'm shooting myself for not picking it. if you don't own it, buy it. i mean it. don't make me come over there.
Yes, I'm a big Crimson fan, too. Along with Fripp and Lake, their drummer on this album, Michael Giles, was dynamite. After this album, I never saw anything else Giles did. Fripp's next version of Crimson was very weak, in my opinion. Lizard was unlistenable, and Islands just uninspired.
I like Beat OK. It's a very pared down KC, with Adrian Belew playing a prominent role, as he did in Discipline, which I don't like quite so much.
Actually my favorite Crimson albums are "In The Court Of The Crimson King" and "Discipline," neither of which are eligible for this draft.